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Barnaby Backwell (died 3 October 1754) was the member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, in 1754.
The History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 October 2016. He was the
Edward Backwell.
RBS. Retrieved 26 October 2016. and was said to have an income of £4,000 per annum. In the General election of 1754, he was elected to Parliament for Bishop's Castle, a "rotten borough", where his uncle Samuel Child had been the M.P. until his death in 1753. The borough was under the control of the Walcots, who owed a great deal of money to Child's Bank. Backwell was classified as a Tory in Dupplin's list of 1754.BACKWELL, Barnaby (d.1754), of Tyringham, Bucks.
The History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 October 2016. He died the following October. He had married twice, firstly Margaret (d. 1745), the daughter of Samuel Clarke, a London merchant, and secondly Sarah Gibbon, with whom he had a son and three daughters. His daughter, Elizabeth Tyringham, married William Praed.
Barnaby Backwell (died 3 October 1754) was the member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, in 1754.
Early life
Barnaby Backwell was the second but first surviving son of Tyringham Backwell of Tyringham,Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...
, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Francis Child, Lord Mayor of London.BACKWELL, Barnaby (d.1754), of Tyringham, Bucks.The History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 October 2016. He was the
grandson
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of the financier Edward Backwell
Edward Backwell (ca. 1618–1683) was an English goldsmith-banker, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1673 and 1683. He has been called "the principal founder of the banking system in England", and "far and ...
.
Career
Backwell was a partner in the bank of Samuel and Francis Child,RBS. Retrieved 26 October 2016. and was said to have an income of £4,000 per annum. In the General election of 1754, he was elected to Parliament for Bishop's Castle, a "rotten borough", where his uncle Samuel Child had been the M.P. until his death in 1753. The borough was under the control of the Walcots, who owed a great deal of money to Child's Bank. Backwell was classified as a Tory in Dupplin's list of 1754.BACKWELL, Barnaby (d.1754), of Tyringham, Bucks.
The History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 October 2016. He died the following October. He had married twice, firstly Margaret (d. 1745), the daughter of Samuel Clarke, a London merchant, and secondly Sarah Gibbon, with whom he had a son and three daughters. His daughter, Elizabeth Tyringham, married William Praed.
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